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6December 1940
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Hit Comics #6

Quality Comics · December 1940 · on sale 1940-10-02

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Series
Hit Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
December 1940
Key date
1940-12-00
On-sale date
1940-10-02
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineRick Raleigh, The Red Bee
1The Swords of Deathcomic story9pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasThe Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); the Swordsmen (villains, introduction for all, some die); Kulak (villain, introduction, death); Rog (villain, introduction, death)
2-comic story6script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumRod Strange; Douglas Strange
3-comic story5script: Bob Powell; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyBetty Bates; The Gorman Brothers (villains, introductions); Jimmy Meke (introduction); Mabel Meke (introduction); the D. A. (introduction)
4-comic story6script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingBob Masters; Swab Decker
5-comic story5pencils: John Celardo; inks: John Celardo
6-comic story7pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichHercules [Joe Hercules]; Mr. Nolan (introduction); Lois Nolan (introduction); The Japanese (villains)
7-comic story5pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice GutwirthBlaze Barton; The Mercurians (villains, introductions); The Venusians
8-comic story4pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyJack Doe; Jill Doe
9Blood of the Wolftext story2script: Toni Boone
10Introducing Lion Boycomic story6pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaLion Boy (introduction, origin); John (introduction, Lion Boy's father, death); John's wife (introduction, Lion Boy's mother, death)
11-comic story2pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur BeemanTommy Tinkle; Stoop-Pendous (a robot, introduction); Sniff (villain)
12-comic story7script: S. M. Iger; pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineNeon [Tom Corbet]; Fritz Cardif (villain, introduction)

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